Around Abilene ...
For comparison, Abilene has a population of 124,000 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Abilene, with the nearest first.
- Impact
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Hamby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Potosi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Stith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merkel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ovalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Abilene, please visit our County-by-County Page for Abilene.
Taylor County ...
Abilene is primarily located in Taylor County<3> and is the County Seat. A portion of Abilene extends into Jones County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Callahan, Coleman, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels & Shackelford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Abilene ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abilene.
Airports Near Abilene ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Abilene and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Abilene.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abilene ...
Looking for more information about Abilene? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Abilene. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Abilene, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Abilene.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Texas:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Abilene. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Abilene), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |